DemocratHouse · New Jersey District 15
Patten, Edward J.
1963 first electedLeft office 198118 years servedBorn 1905M
Issues
Based on bills Patten, Edward J. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Health
Sponsored 12 · Cosponsored 5Social Welfare
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include drugs requiring a doctors prescription among the medical expenses with respect to which payment may be made under the voluntary program of supplementary medical insurance benefits for the aged. ↗
- A bill amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder. ↗
Energy
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 5Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow beneficiaries of United States Government life insurance policies to elect to receive such insurance in a lump sum, rather than in monthly installments, when the insured has not specified the method of payment of such insurance. ↗
- A bill to amend section 109 of title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for members of the armed forces of nations allied with the United States in World War I or World War II. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 5Sports and Recreation
Cosponsored 6- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Energy should not promulgate any Federal emergency energy conservation plan which would harm recreational boating. ↗
- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that if the United States does not participate in the 1980 summer Olympic games, athletic games should be held in the United States for the participation of athletes from the United States and from other countries. ↗
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